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NHL Playoffs on TSN and TSN2: First Round Coverage Features Four Key Series

- Exclusive Coverage of the Chicago/Calgary series; marks the first
time TSN has coverage of a Canadian team during the STANLEY CUP(R)
PLAYOFFS -
- TSN and TSN2 to also broadcast Washington/New York, Detroit/Columbus
and New Jersey/Carolina series -
TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames headline
TSN's NHL Playoffs coverage, as the network today announced its complete
broadcast schedule for the First Round of the 2009 STANLEY CUP(R) PLAYOFFS.
This marks the first time in network history that TSN has coverage of a
Canadian team during the STANLEY CUP(R) PLAYOFFS. In addition to the
Calgary/Chicago series, TSN and TSN2 will have coverage of the Washington/New
York, Detroit/Columbus, and New Jersey/Carolina series during the first round
of the NHL post-season.
All games on TSN and TSN2 will be available in High Definition.
TSN's coverage of the STANLEY CUP(R) PLAYOFFS gets underway on Wednesday,
April 15 at 7 p.m. ET, opening night of the NHL Playoffs, with Alex Ovechkin
and the Washington Capitals at home to the New York Rangers at 7 p.m. ET.
Exclusive coverage of the Chicago/Calgary series on TSN begins on Thursday,
April 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET. TSN2 will have live coverage of games from both the
Detroit/Columbus and the New Jersey/Carolina series (see broadcast schedule
below).
TSN's coverage of the STANLEY CUP(R) PLAYOFFS runs throughout the first
three rounds.
TSN will use two broadcast teams for the network's extensive NHL Playoffs
coverage, featuring play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and
game analysts Pierre McGuire and Ray Ferraro.
In the TSN Studios for pre-games and intermissions will be NHL ON TSN
host James Duthie, Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger and analyst
Darren Pang, plus guest analysts Toronto Maple Leaf forward Brad May, Atlanta
Thrashers' Head Coach John Anderson, Peter Laviolette and Matthew Barnaby.
TSN's flagship news program SportsCentre will be covering every playoff
series with daily highlights, reports and in-depth analysis from TSN's team of
reporters, who will be with each of the three Canadian playoff teams. Molson
That's Hockey with Gino Reda will tee-up playoff coverage with special
post-season editions of the show.
On Tuesday, April 14, TSN has live and exclusive coverage of the
SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERY at 8 p.m. ET, featuring NHL Deputy Commissioner
Bill Daly in studio to reveal the draft order for the upcoming 2009 NHL ENTRY
DRAFT. The 30-minute TSN original production also features in studio the
general managers or executives from each of the five NHL teams eligible to win
the No. 1 overall pick.
Along with the SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, TSN gets hockey fans pumped
for the post-season with the FANTASY PLAYOFF SPECIAL at 8:30 p.m. ET and the
60-minute NHL ON TSN PLAYOFF PREVIEW SPECIAL at 9 p.m. ET, featuring in-depth
analysis of each playoff series.
In addition to having playoff games on-demand, TSN.ca features all the
latest news, analysis, interviews and game highlights, plus insightful hockey
blogs and articles by TSN's hockey experts. Fans on-the-go can also keep up
with all the post-season action during the NHL Playoffs with up-to-the-minute
news on TSN MOBILE and TSN Text Alerts delivered directly to their wireless
device.
TSN's broadcast schedule for the First Round of the STANLEY CUP(R)
PLAYOFFS is as follows:
Chicago vs. Calgary
- Game 1: Calgary @ Chicago - Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 2: Calgary @ Chicago - Saturday, April 18 at 9 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 3: Chicago @ Calgary - Monday, April 20 at 9:30 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 4: Chicago @ Calgary - Wednesday, April 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 5: Calgary @ Chicago - Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN(*)
- Game 6: Chicago @ Calgary - Monday, April 27 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN(*)
- Game 7: Calgary @ Chicago - Wednesday, April 29 at TBD on TSN(*)
Washington vs. New York Rangers
- Game 1: New York @ Washington - Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7 p.m. ET on
TSN
- Game 2: New York @ Washington - Saturday, April 18 at 12:30 p.m. ET
on TSN
- Game 3: Washington @ New York - Monday April 20 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 4: Washington @ New York - Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. ET
on TSN
- Game 5: New York @ Washington - Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN(*)
- Game 6: Washington @ New York - Sunday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET
on TSN(*)
- Game 7: New York @ Washington - Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. ET on
TSN(*)
Columbus vs. Detroit
- Game 1: Columbus @ Detroit - Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m. ET on
TSN2
- Game 2: Columbus @ Detroit - Saturday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET on
TSN
- Game 3: Detroit @ Columbus - Tuesday, April 21 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 4: Detroit @ Columbus - Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Game 5: Columbus @ Detroit - Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. ET on
TSN2(*)
- Game 6: Detroit @ Columbus - Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN(*)
- Game 7: Columbus @ Detroit - Wednesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET on
TSN(*)
New Jersey vs Carolina
- Game 1: Carolina @ New Jersey - Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN2
- Game 2: Carolina @ New Jersey - Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN
- Game 3: New Jersey @ Carolina - Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN
- Game 4: New Jersey @ Carolina - Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN2
- Game 5: Carolina @ New Jersey - Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN2(*)
- Game 6: New Jersey @ Carolina - Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN(*)
- Game 7: Carolina @ New Jersey - Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET
on TSN2(*)
(*)if necessary
TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the
Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN was voted the No. 1 source for
sports coverage and news by sports fans across the country.(xx) TSN's
comprehensive broadcast schedule features SportsCentre, the NHL and first
three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; International Hockey including the
IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; all CFL games
including the Grey Cup; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA
TOUR and all four golf Majors; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the
NBA Finals; Season of Champions Curling; Auto Racing including NASCAR, Formula
One and IRL; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; UEFA Champions League
Soccer; and HBO World Championship boxing. TSN HD offers more sports coverage,
more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in
Canada. TSN is available in 9 million households. TSN's programming and news
content is also available online at TSN.ca and on TSN MOBILE - the portable
version of TSN's industry-leading sports website.
(xx)2007/2008 Roper Reports Canada